Analysis Of Soldiers Of The Soil, Boys To The Front

I have decided to analyze and discuss a poster from World War One titled “Soldiers of the Soil, Boys to the Front”. I will write about how the poster came to be, what the poster means and who it targets, and the aftermath of the First World War in relation to the poster.

The exact designer and printer of this poster it unknown but it was published by the Canada Food Board around 1917 (Museum). The poster Soldiers of the Soil, Boys to the Front would have been able to get people to look and read it because of how it was designed and laid out. The bit of yellow and blue on a black background catches your eye as you pass by, making want to read it and find out what it is. With the use of the S.O.S on the top of the poster, it also makes it look very important, making

The second picture is that of a farmer in a field with three horses, riding one of them. This shows what is needed on the farms. These pictures are relative to each other in relation to what the poster is advertising. The poster advertises the need for boys between the ages of 15 – 19 to help work on farms to help the men that are going to war or those who are already fighting. The boys working on these farms helps keep them running, maintained, and bring in the crops until the men from war return. The poster also says that there will be a reward for those who help, receiving a badge of honour. I believe that this poster would not only have helped get Canadian farms but also the Canadians fighting in the First World War as well. Getting help on the farms would have meant that men eligible to join the war would have felt more comfortable leaving their homes and farms and go help fight. This poster isn’t overly serious and urgent for all but should be taken as important for boys wanting to do their part for the First World War. The boys that were recruited were called “Soldiers of the Soil” and were given special uniforms to wear.